Dean's List duo from Decatur area at Birmingham Southern College
Two Decatur area students, Joe Hardin Jr and John Davis Thompson, named to the Dean's List for spring quarter at Birmingham Southern College. Thompson, a Greek major, will study at Emory University this fall. Hardin, biology major, has been admitted to the Alabama Medical School. Both earned A.B. degrees at the June 7 commencement.
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Decatur Area
Birmingham Southern College
Joe Hardin, Jr
Hillsboro
John Davis Thompson
Decatur 2
Thompson
Emory University
Atlanta
Hugh O. Thompson
Decatur
Hardin
Alabama Medical School
Birmingham
Joe G. Hardin
Times of darkness and a call for rededication
The letter urges endurance during hard times and urges turning to God. It cites Jesus and Horace Traubel about speaking out, giving, and loving over hate. It emphasizes that faith can dispel darkness and calls for renewed dedication as light in the world.
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G. N
Jesus
Horace Traubel
Christ
Robinson's Used Store on First Avenue
Robinson's Used Store operates on First Avenue offering a selection of secondhand goods. The notice mentions business hours and potential offerings but provides limited details readable from the fragment.
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Robinson’s
First Avenue
Herter Seeks Berlin Basis in Talks With Gromyko
U S Secretary of State Christian A Herter met Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in Geneva to test whether a Berlin settlement can be negotiated. After talks with Britain France and West Germany officials, Herter weighed if Moscow would drop price demands enough to justify new talks, while rejecting a one year deadline.
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Geneva
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Herter
Gromyko
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
Maurice Couve de Murville
Wilhelm Grewe
West Germany
West Berlin
See Herter
Four youths on trial for rape in Tallahassee case
A slim Negro coed testified that she begged to be released as four white youths raped her repeatedly last May 2. She described crying and being forced to comply with threats of knives and guns while on trial for their lives.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Bride of Air Force cadet dies in Durango wreck
Barbara Ann Barnwell eighteen from Denver, wife of Lt Lee Barnwell twenty three of Greenville South Carolina, died in a car crash near Durango. The couple had been married six days. The car struck a culvert and overturned. Lifesaving efforts failed as Barbara died at the scene and Lee survived with injuries.
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Durango
Colo
Air Force Academy
Colorado
Barbara Ann Barnwell
Denver
Lee Barnwell
Greenville
S.C
Barnwell
Mercy Hospital
Lawrence County Builds Forward Amid Rural Suburban Shift
Lawrence County and Moulton push toward future growth as industry spills over from Decatur and the Tri Cities. In Moulton this year construction totals exceed $89,000 with 12 new residences. A two story brick office building underway near downtown will house a paint store beauty shop flower shop and Masonic Lodge.
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Decatur
Tri-Cities
Moulton
See Lawrence
Hoffa's Position Put In Jeopardy
James R. Hoffa faces a court order forcing him to clean up the Teamsters or face possible contempt jail. He told a Newark rally the union will respect the order, and warned of an appeal to the Supreme Court. The ruling compels disciplinary steps against lieutenants, risking loss of key support.
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Norman Walker Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Hoffa
Newark
N.J
Supreme Court
Covered With A Cast Bren da Roy Keeps Hope Alive
Bright-eyed Brenda Roy, a 13 year old from Lawrence County, remains in a heavy cast yet smiles and jokes about life from her bed. The Otis Roy family first took Brenda to a Decatur physician last September after a Crippled Children’s Clinic referral.
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Jack Smith
Lawrence County
Brenda Roy
Brenda
Crippled Children’s Clinic
Otis Roy
Trinity 1
Decatur
See Friends
Birmingham
Decatur Goodyear Mills
Morgan County United Fund
Questions Arise in Annexation
Residents in the 20 square mile area near Decatur seek details on what they surrender to join the city and what services they will receive. They have asked the City Commission and petitioners for clarity as questions persist about personal status and benefits.
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Decatur
Private Power Urges TVA Be Confined
Private power spokesmen urged TVA be confined to its current service area during a Senate public works subcommittee hearing on a self financing bill. They argued the measure, already passed by the House, should include a proviso preventing TVA expansion while allowing up to 750 million dollars in revenue bonds and a 3 percent interest rate on government investments.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate Public Works Subcommittee
TVA
Scientist Seeks Deepest Hole in Earth
Dr Gordon G Lill heads the Mohoe project aiming to drill as deep as possible to obtain samples of natural history not yet available. He seeks an easy way through the earths crust and speaks at the Undiscovered Earth conference of the Southern Research Institute.
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Birmingham
Gordon G. Lill
Lill
Office of Naval Research
Mohoe
Southern Research Institute
Bonnie's Promotes 65 Degree Skating On South's Largest Floor
A brief ad notes skating at Bonnie's offering comfortable 65 degree conditions on the South's largest rink. The copy emphasizes the venue as a premier floor for skating with inviting weather.
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Bonnie's
Showdown Looms Over Tax Equalization Bill In Senate
Opponents of Gov. John Patterson push a bill in the Senate Finance Committee to strip the state revenue commissioner of power to adjust local property assessments. If defeated, a filibuster could loom as the general appropriation bill nears passage. The measure targets the 30 percent market value goal pushed by Revenue Commissioner Harry Haden, amid state wide campaigns and near 20 percent average in earlier surveys.
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Montgomery
John Patterson
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
State Revenue Commissioner
Patterson
Harry Haden
Folsom
Haden
Revenue Department
House
Ways and Means
Liquor Industry
Night Sky Forecast for Decatur Friday June 12
Decatur observes a sunset at 7 01 p m and sunrise at 4 34 a m on Friday. Moonset is at 11 19 p m with First Quarter on June 13. Prominent stars include Regulus and Arcturus. Visible planets Saturn Venus Mars and Jupiter appear with Saturn low southeast and Jupiter due south around 9 53 p m.
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Regulus
Arcturus
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Weather and River Readings in Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.48 feet this morning with a 0.02 foot rise in 24 hours. sea level at 555.78 feet. TVA lake levels listed Guntersville 594.3 and Wilson 507.2. High yesterday reached 83 degrees and tonight’s low was 67. today’s high 87 with a low of 70. Partly cloudy and warm with scattered storms expected today tonight and Friday. southerly winds 10 to 18 mph diminishing at night.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Wilson
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12Th Ave
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